Library / LOLBin
replace.exe
Replace File Utility · Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename
REPLACE.EXE
Query snippets
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith: '\replace.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'REPLACE.EXE'
condition: selectionprocess_creation logsource. Sigma string matching is case-insensitive.
| tstats summariesonly=false count values(Processes.original_file_name) as original_file_name
from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes
where (Processes.original_file_name="REPLACE.EXE" OR Processes.process_name="replace.exe")
by Processes.dest Processes.process_name Processes.process_path Processes.process
| rename Processes.* as *Endpoint.Processes data model. On raw Sysmon events the field is OriginalFileName.
DeviceProcessEvents
| where ProcessVersionInfoOriginalFileName in~ ("REPLACE.EXE")
or FileName =~ "replace.exe"Microsoft Defender XDR advanced hunting. in~ and =~ are case-insensitive.
process where event.type == "start" and
(process.pe.original_file_name in~ ("REPLACE.EXE") or
process.name : "replace.exe")ECS process.pe.original_file_name is a keyword field: in~ is case-insensitive, Kibana KQL is not.
['replace.exe'].includes(String(OriginalFileName || '').toLowerCase())Filter expression (JavaScript) for events carrying Sysmon's OriginalFileName field.
Values across builds
| OriginalFilename | Builds | Arch | File version | Windows releases | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPLACE.EXE | 10 | x64, x86 | 10.0.10240.16384 → 10.0.26100.1 | Win10 1507 → Win11 25H2 (7) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ 2 |
All 10 parsed builds · 26 Windows release groups not verifiable
| SHA256 | Version | Arch | OriginalFilename | Windows releases | Signature | Source | Sysmon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6686d1a489fb… | 10.0.26100.1 | x86 | REPLACE.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 0785c9b642c2… | 10.0.26100.1 | x64 | REPLACE.EXE | Win11 24H2, Win11 25H2 | Signed (Catalog file) | Host scan, Winbindex | ✓ |
| 4bce5001002c… | 10.0.22000.653 | x86 | REPLACE.EXE | Win11 21H2 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 883ac87a52b6… | 10.0.16299.15 | x64 | REPLACE.EXE | Win10 1709 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| e6fc8fa07a57… | 10.0.14393.0 | x86 | REPLACE.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| ce49c1d7dc7c… | 10.0.14393.0 | x64 | REPLACE.EXE | Win10 1607 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 8822af8ab175… | 10.0.10586.0 | x86 | REPLACE.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 0df1e70637ec… | 10.0.10586.0 | x64 | REPLACE.EXE | Win10 1511 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| d087afae1405… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x86 | REPLACE.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex | |
| 39c0cb8d34e1… | 10.0.10240.16384 | x64 | REPLACE.EXE | Win10 1507 | Unsigned | Winbindex |
Winbindex builds link to the Microsoft symbol server copy that was hashed and parsed.